Raise Your Cup for Women Farmers
Recognize, Uplift, Invest in the women who farm the coffee and cocoa we all depend on.
OCTOBER 1–15, 2026
Meet the fifteen women
One story a day, in her own words. Read it, then share it.
Fifteen stories, each in her own words. Read them, then share them.
Raise your cup, bring two more
Post a photo with your cup, tell us why, and tag #RaiseYourCup.
Give to women farmers
Support Equal Origins’ work with the women who farm coffee and cocoa.
Celebrate International Day of Rural Women
+ Raise Your Cup campaign highlights
Thursday, October 15 · 12:00 PM Eastern · about 45 minutes · on Zoom · Live Spanish–English interpretation
Hear from some of the women farmers in their own words, and raise one more cup together.
Recognize
Fifteen women.Fifteen days.
The grid fills one square each day beginning October 1. Each square opens her full story, in her language and in English.
From October 1 to 15, the grid filled one square each day. Each square opens her full story, in her language and in English.
Raise your cup, bring two more
Raise your cup
Take a photo with your coffee or chocolate.
Tell us why
Share the story that moved you. Tag @equalorigins, #RaiseYourCup and #IYWF2026.
Bring two more
Invite two people to do the same.
Cafés, roasters and partners: host a tasting, feature coffees and chocolates that elevate women who farm, and use the campaign materials.
We raised our cups · Levantamos nuestras tazas
More than 100 people raised their cups together to launch Raise Your Cup.
Más de 100 personas levantamos nuestras tazas juntas para lanzar Levanta tu taza.
Watch the launch recording and see the global group photo below.
Mira la grabación del lanzamiento y la foto grupal global abajo.
Download your campaign materials
Everything you need to participate is ready! Start with a guide, and then print your display kit. Print at home or take files to a local print shop for best results.
For cafés, roasters & offices
1 · Start with a guide
Café Activations
One-page guide for cafés
Roaster & Office Activations
One-page guide for roasters and workplaces
2 · Print your display kit
11×17 Posters
Ideal for doors, windows, and community boards.
8×10 POS Display
Ideal for shelves, counters, and point-of-sale areas.
5×7 Table Tents
Ideal for table tents, foam core displays, and seated reading areas.
4×6 Postcards
Ideal for handouts, register drops, and mailing to regulars.
Stickers
Round stickers for mugs, laptops, and notebooks. Print your own, or order printed ones.
Brand marks sheet
Print-and-cut brand marks for laptops, notebooks, and event swag.
For sponsors & partners
Partner Invitation
How companies can join Raise Your Cup
RYC Partner Commitment
Commitment form to confirm your partnership
EO Payment Instructions
Give online, or email program@equalorigins.org for additional payment options.
For everyone
How to Give
Every way to give, at the café, at an event, or at work
All coffee is women’s coffee. All cocoa is women’s cocoa.
Women farmers are essential to resilient supply chains. When women have access to resources, training and decision-making power, yields improve, quality strengthens and climate resilience increases.
In cocoa-producing regions, women receive less than 5% of agricultural extension services.
Where the Origin Fund goes
Beyond the campaign itself, the Origin Fund invests directly in women who farm coffee and cocoa. Every gift goes to partner farmer organizations: COPRACNIL in Honduras, SOPPEXCCA in Nicaragua, and coffee and cocoa farmer partners in Colombia.
Each organization is putting its own Gender Equity Development Plan into action, built through Equal Origins’ Gender Equity Index. The plans are theirs. The Fund helps bring them to life.
$10,750 raised and pledged toward our $15,000 goal by October 15.
$10,900 raised toward our $15,000 goal.
Share a story, grow the Fund. InterAmerican Coffee has pledged an additional $2,000 to the Origin Fund as Aurora’s story is shared. Help us get there by October 15.
Campaign Sponsors
Raise Your Cup is made possible by these companies and organizations.
T. Cross
Branding + Consulting
With support for the International Year of the Woman Farmer from
For press
Raise Your Cup sharesshared the stories of women who farm the world’s coffee and cocoa, in their own words, one each day from October 1–15, 2026. The news release, logos, and high-resolution imagery are available below.
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